While doing some research on The History of Valentine’s Day, it became obvious that the way in which we recognize and celebrate Valentine’s day in our culture is vastly different from the origins of the day.

In our world today and for several centuries Valentine’s Day has been representative of love and romance.  Traditionally gifts of candy,  jewelry, stuffed animals, cards, roses and other flowers are the most popular choices of the day.  Cupid, with his bow and quiver of arrows and red or pink hearts are a common site around this time of year.

However, tracing back to the earliest celebrations you find that Lupercalia, a festival of the Roman empire was held yearly on the Ides of February, which would be February 15th.  And this celebration had very little to do with real love.  In fact, history would show that it was based almost entirely on lust.  It incorporated animal sacrifices, drunkeness and a sort of “sexual lottery” if you will.

Now in the last few decades, (at least that is when I first began to notice it) Valentine’s Day is sometimes associated with God and the Christian faith, and I really don’t have a problem with it.  That is pretty obvious or I would not have created this site.

• Valentine’s Day in our world today is about love;  and God is Love.

• Valentine’s Day is about true love;  God’s love is absolute and unconditional.

• Valentine’s Day is about expressing your love;  “Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.”

Some church history suggests that the Christian Church, specifically the Roman Catholic church, which was the predominant religion of the Roman empire at the time, proclaimed Valentine’s Day to be a Christian Feast Day in an effort to “christianize” the pagan festival of Lupercalia.

Is it acceptable to link a formerly pagan celebration with God, Jesus and Christianity?  I welcome your thoughts.

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